“Cool Outings” will be a regular feature of Northwest News. It is meant to share fun, interesting, or unusual events with our entire council family. If you'd like to share your “Cool Outings”, please contact marketing@nwsc.org. Cool Outings - 18th Annual Baraboo Circus Heritage May 21, 22 & 23, 2004 The Four Lakes Council sponsors this annual Jamboree style event. The encampment open to both Boy and Girl Scouts units and families is held in historic Baraboo, Wisconsin. Youth groups from all over the Midwest convenes at the Sauk County Fairgrounds for a fun-filled weekend of activities centered on a circus theme. The Circus performance is the highlight of your day at the Circus World Museum, but there’s even more to see! The Circus World Museum owned by the Historical Society of Wisconsin has the best collection of circus memorabilia ever assembled. Try your hand at circus events, see the sideshows and the Scouting Museum. Take time to hike the Circus Heritage Trail and learn more about Baraboo, once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Sit back and relax at the Circus Spirit Night Campfire and the Center Ring Stage Show back at the fairgrounds Saturday night. Tent camping is provided for troops and families at the Sauk County Fairgrounds for the first 2000 campers for FREE or camp at nearby Devils Lake State Park. If you would like to learn more about the Baraboo Circus Heritage, email to jasonlahaye@hotmail.com for a Brochure or visit the following web pages: Four Lakes Council web page flcbsa.org Circus World State Historical Site web page circusworldmuseum.com